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architecture and design magazineSun, 02 Aug 2015 21:49:42 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2Mathieu Lehanneur appointed chief designer at Huaweihttp://www.dezeen.com/2015/03/12/mathieu-lehanneur-appointed-chief-designer-at-huawei/
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/03/12/mathieu-lehanneur-appointed-chief-designer-at-huawei/#commentsThu, 12 Mar 2015 19:16:54 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=661228Business news: Chinese technology company Huawei has named French designer Mathieu Lehanneur as the head of its new design research centre in Paris. Lehanneur will lead Huawei's recently unveiled Aesthetics Research Center, managing a team of around 20 designers who will work towards unifying the brand's various product lines and store interiors. Related story: WikiBar Paris […]

"Huawei's objective is to build on French excellence in terms of industrial and artistic creation, as well as on French expertise in the luxury sector," said a press statement.

Based in Shenzhen, the Chinese company is currently the world's largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and has the third highest smartphone sales.

Huawei is investing $600 million (£400 million) in France over the next five years, starting with the research centre that opened today. It has also recently signed a partnership with Paris design school École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI).

"Paris is a global hub for fashion and arts, and now the city's creative resources can be applied to Huawei products worldwide," said Huawei CEO Ken Hu at the research centre's opening ceremony. "That makes France a vital part of our global innovation."

A statement from the company said that the Aesthetics Research Center's design team had already contributed to Huawei's TalkBand B2 activity tracker, which was released at the Mobile World Congress event earlier this month.

"We are experiencing a new turning point in our history," said Lehanneur. "After the industrial and digital revolutions, we are now entering the era of the interpersonal revolution. Technology is no longer just between us. It is with us and on us. It simply needs to be shaped."

Lehanneur has previously worked on projects from restaurant interiors to lighting installations, but has recently completed a series of electronic products including a 20-sided speaker and a portable radio.

"The aim is for all Huawei products to have a unique and symbolic hallmark, on an international level," said the press statement.

Lehanneur will continue working on his own design projects, and his studio is set to reveal designs for a boat and an electric bike soon.

]]>http://www.dezeen.com/2015/03/12/mathieu-lehanneur-appointed-chief-designer-at-huawei/feed/6Boom Boom speaker by Mathieu Lehanneur has 20 faceshttp://www.dezeen.com/2014/05/07/boom-boom-speaker-by-mathieu-lehanneur/
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/05/07/boom-boom-speaker-by-mathieu-lehanneur/#commentsWed, 07 May 2014 15:35:57 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=453550French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a 20-sided wireless speaker that can rest on any of its triangular faces. Mathieu Lehanneur chose the shape of Boom Boom to maximise the achievable volume while keeping the speaker small enough to fit in the palm of a hand. "One of the challenges of Boom Boom was to […]

]]>French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a 20-sided wireless speaker that can rest on any of its triangular faces.

Mathieu Lehanneur chose the shape of Boom Boom to maximise the achievable volume while keeping the speaker small enough to fit in the palm of a hand.

"One of the challenges of Boom Boom was to increase the inside volume without increase the size of the product itself," Lehanneur told Dezeen. "In terms of sound the more inside volume you get, the more generous sound you create."

Sound is emitted from the half of the object perforated with small holes. The body of the speaker is built from recycled plastic, which is wrapped in a silicone skin on the other half.

"If we are comparing it to a fruit we could say that electronic components are the pips, recyclable plastic is the pulp and silicone is the removable skin," Lehanneur told Dezeen.

The speaker turns on at the touch of a fingertip and can connect to any Bluetooth-enabled device. Volume is controlled by pressing illuminated buttons on the single dark section.

The speaker can be used for conference calls and also talks to users to tell them when it is ready to play music and when the battery is low. By installing the Boom Boom app – available for Apple iOS or Android devices – users are able to set their preferred language for the interface.

A detachable strap can be used to secure the object to the wrist, for use when walking about with the speaker in hand, or to another object.

Boom Boom comes in white, khaki or bordeaux colours and is produced by audio company Binauric.

]]>http://www.dezeen.com/2014/05/07/boom-boom-speaker-by-mathieu-lehanneur/feed/1Mathieu Lehanneur wraps Hybrid radio for Lexon in woven rattanhttp://www.dezeen.com/2014/01/24/mathieu-lehanneur-wraps-hybrid-radio-for-lexon-in-woven-rattan/
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/01/24/mathieu-lehanneur-wraps-hybrid-radio-for-lexon-in-woven-rattan/#commentsFri, 24 Jan 2014 12:42:49 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=409378Maison&Objet 2014: French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has wrapped a pattern of woven rattan around one side of this radio for design brand Lexon, which is on show at the Maison&Objet trade fair that begins today in Paris. Lehanneur used the natural material on his Hybrid radio for Lexon as a contrast to the digital technology. "Digital intelligence is […]

]]>Maison&Objet 2014: French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has wrapped a pattern of woven rattan around one side of this radio for design brand Lexon, which is on show at the Maison&Objet trade fair that begins today in Paris.

Lehanneur used the natural material on his Hybrid radio for Lexon as a contrast to the digital technology. "Digital intelligence is blended here with a raw material, what might be called smart and craft," said Lehanneur.

Formed from dried palm-like grasses and woven into a flexible material, the rattan is wrapped around one of the curved ends of the radio and framed by plastic on all sides.

Disks sticking out of the other end control the volume and radio frequency, which is shown using a small digital display on the front. The chunky antenna that pops from the top can be adjusted up and down to receive the best signal.

Small and large sizes are available, and both come with either a white or graphite-coloured case. The radio is being presented at Maison&Objet fair at the Nord Villepinte exhibition centre outside Paris, which commences today and runs until 28 January.

]]>http://www.dezeen.com/2014/01/24/mathieu-lehanneur-wraps-hybrid-radio-for-lexon-in-woven-rattan/feed/12Business Playground meeting room by Mathieu Lehanneurhttp://www.dezeen.com/2013/11/16/business-playground-meeting-room-mathieu-lehanneur/
http://www.dezeen.com/2013/11/16/business-playground-meeting-room-mathieu-lehanneur/#commentsSat, 16 Nov 2013 06:00:01 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=386459French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a meeting room in a London hotel where guests can relax beneath a canopy with an image of trees projected onto its surface (+ slideshow). Mathieu Lehanneur designed the space for the Pullman London St Pancras hotel, where it provides a meeting room for business clients who want a creative environment suitable for work […]

Poker tables inspired the leather edge surrounding the large meeting table, which encourages people to lean forward as they would when playing cards.

"By bringing comfort and a certain suppleness to the table itself, I wanted to instil in each person the desire to participate and be at the heart of the debate, to go from passive to active, from spectator to participant," Lehanneur explained.

A breakout space features comfortable armchairs and tables arranged underneath the faceted canopy, which is illuminated by a digital projection to create the impression of being "somewhere else, outside, under the trees."

A series of illuminated boxes with reflective interiors contain unusual books and objects "inspired by the living spaces of scientists, aesthetes or collectors," and were added to offer guests a source of inspiration.

Lehanneur also designed faceted pebble-shaped containers for storing meeting supplies such as notepads and pens.

The unique furniture designs and interventions will be applied throughout Pullman's hotels in the future.

Here are some more details about the meeting room:

Pullman and Mathieu Lehanneur invent "Business Playground": a place to work and a playing field for ideas

Pullman reinvents meetings with the "Business Playground" room created by designer Mathieu Lehanneur. This room reflects the brand's "Work hard, Play hard" motto as well as its guests' lifestyle. It combines performance and pleasure with a fresh take on the traditional aspects of a meeting: a meeting table designed like a poker table, a private area for informal conversations or breaks, and a cabinet of curiosities. All these features are designed to stimulate creativity and reinvent international hospitality codes. The Pullman London St Pancras will premier the "Business Playground" room from November 2013, before it is gradually rolled out across the network starting in 2014.

"Blurring" as a source of inspiration for meetings

The Pullman Hotels & Resorts cater for the new lifestyles and expectations of the brand's clientele of cosmopolitan, mobile, hyper-connected travelers. These accomplished professionals, who travel for business or with their clans on holiday, are curious about the world around them. The "blurring" of private and professional life is part and parcel of their daily routine. As a result, whether they are travelling for business or for pleasure, they want to be able to work and live intensely during their stays.

Pullman is an event organization expert, with over 30,000 events organized in its hotels. It aims to offer a unique meeting experience and remove the increasingly artificial barrier between work and relaxation. To do so, it invited designer Mathieu Lehanneur to create a new approach to workspaces and design a boardroom that reflects its "Work hard, play hard" motto.

Xavier Louyot, SVP Pullman Global Marketing explains, "Our business guests travel a lot. Hotel guestrooms and meeting rooms are part of their daily routine. Quality of service and efficient facilities are intrinsic to all upscale international hotels. So, it's the experience that makes the difference. It takes inspiration for big ideas to make the leap forward. With "Business Playground" we aim to create unforgettable meetings for our guests, so that their gatherings in our establishments in London, Paris, or elsewhere are unlike any others."

The "Business Playground" room is a far cry from very formal conventional meeting rooms and disrupts the codes of business with style by focusing on defining elements and unique furniture create specially for Pullman.

]]>http://www.dezeen.com/2013/11/16/business-playground-meeting-room-mathieu-lehanneur/feed/6Carafe and glass by Mathieu Lehanneur for Ricardhttp://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/01/carafe-and-glass-by-mathieu-lehanneur-for-ricard/
http://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/01/carafe-and-glass-by-mathieu-lehanneur-for-ricard/#commentsMon, 01 Jul 2013 09:56:34 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=329963Product news: French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a glass with a stem that holds exactly one measure of alcohol for liqueur brand Ricard. Lehanneur designed the glassware primarily for bars and restaurants to enable the precise amount of Ricard's anise-flavoured spirits to be poured. The flared stem prevents ice cubes from distorting the measurement […]

Ricard entrusted Mathieu Lehanneur with the role of redesigning its carafe and glass set to equip bars, restaurants and clubs. The tasting ritual, a real institution, has been perfected by a complete revision of the codes and features by the French designer. The stem of the glass contains the correct measure of Ricard, an end therefore to incorrect measures. Then, the flared shape of the stem does not allow ice cubes from entering, a small detail that prevents direct contact between the ice and the Ricard and therefore the formation of solidified anise essential oil flakes, that spoil the taste buds of purists!

A design feature that satisfies lovers and also guides enthusiasts who have the tendency to put the ice-cubes in the glass first of all, making a precise measure impossible. “With the Ricard teams we looked at reintroducing the preparation ritual to the very core of the tasting. I wanted to use the alchemy of the perfect measure but make it intuitive, obvious. The glass is primarily responsible for all that. As a result, whatever the order between ice-cubes and Ricard, you can be sure of having the right balance.

A new set that perfectly illustrates the modernist axiom “form follows function” with an innovative design, generous as well as fresh and functional. A big challenge to put into practice for this subject that Mathieu Lehanneur accepts with his usual talent for surprises and surpassing constraints in terms of style.